It is ridiculous. We are struggling offensively, have a lost a couple of wingers due to injury and they're telling us that Boychuk couldn't have helped? I love the Avs, I do, but I am finding it hard to keep faith and patience with everything that has happened over the last few years, especially when free roster additions/upgrades are missed.

It is ridiculous. We are struggling offensively, have a lost a couple of wingers due to injury and they're telling us that Boychuk couldn't have helped? I love the Avs, I do, but I am finding it hard to keep faith and patience with everything that has happened over the last few years, especially when free roster additions/upgrades are missed.

The guy has 18 points in 73 career games. Don't be fooled by where he was drafted, he hasn't been a good player. Would I have liked to take a shot, yes. But it's not like he was going to suddenly fix our scoring problems.

The guy has 18 points in 73 career games. Don't be fooled by where he was drafted, he hasn't been a good player. Would I have liked to take a shot, yes. But it's not like he was going to suddenly fix our scoring problems.

he does (did?) have crazy potential, i remember watching him back when he played in the world juniors, maybe it was just a good couple of tournaments but they made me a fan of his

The guy has 18 points in 73 career games. Don't be fooled by where he was drafted, he hasn't been a good player. Would I have liked to take a shot, yes. But it's not like he was going to suddenly fix our scoring problems.

Oh, I know that (for the same reason I didn't think that Sgarbossa's call up was going to suddenly make things ok) but he is a free asset (as are other players we have passed up on the waiver wire) that would have at least had a chance to show he was worth a very small risk.

Remember the Leopold trade to Calgary where the Avs picked up some chump whom they could have claimed a day or two before (along with the pick and Wilson it was a good trade)?

They didn't want to pick him up before because it costed $50k to make a waiver wire claim. This is another case. The player might help but is he worth the $50k and the NHL salary? Not to the Avs he isn't!

Remember the Leopold trade to Calgary where the Avs picked up some chump whom they could have claimed a day or two before (along with the pick and Wilson it was a good trade)?

They didn't want to pick him up before because it costed $50k to make a waiver wire claim. This is another case. The player might help but is he worth the $50k and the NHL salary? Not to the Avs he isn't!

Remember the Leopold trade to Calgary where the Avs picked up some chump whom they could have claimed a day or two before (along with the pick and Wilson it was a good trade)?

They didn't want to pick him up before because it costed $50k to make a waiver wire claim. This is another case. The player might help but is he worth the $50k and the NHL salary? Not to the Avs he isn't!